<h2>clock_get_time</h2>
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<strong>Function</strong> - Return the current time.
<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
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<strong>kern_return_t   clock_get_time</strong>
                <strong>(clock_t</strong>                             <var>clock_name</var>,
                 <strong>tvalspec_t</strong>                            <var>cur_time</var><strong>);</strong>
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<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
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<dt> <var>clock_name</var> 
<dd>
[in clock-name send right]
The name (or control) port for the clock.
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<dt> <var>cur_time</var> 
<dd>
[out structure]
Current time
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<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
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The <strong>clock_get_time</strong> function returns the current time
kept by a clock.  The
value returned is a monotonically increasing value (unless tampered
with via the 
<strong>clock_set_time</strong> function).
<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
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Only generic errors apply.
<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
<p>
Functions:
<a href="host_get_clock_service.html"><strong>host_get_clock_service</strong></a>,
<a href="clock_get_attributes.html"><strong>clock_get_attributes</strong></a>,
<a href="clock_map_time.html"><strong>clock_map_time</strong></a>,
<a href="clock_sleep.html"><strong>clock_sleep</strong></a>,
<a href="clock_alarm.html"><strong>clock_alarm</strong></a>,
<a href="clock_set_time.html"><strong>clock_set_time</strong></a>.
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Data Structures:
<a href="tvalspec.html"><strong>tvalspec</strong></a>.
